MCAS looking to top previous air shows - Yuma Sun
As always, those who go to the Yuma Air Show will get to see military pilots at their finest, as well as stunning aerobatic performances of numerous ...
Thunderbirds return for Rockford Airfest - WREX.com
The Thunderbirds will join other military acts like the Leap Frog Parachute team and the Army's Golden Knights Parachuters. The Chicago Rockford International Airport announced the line up today. Airfest will be July 31st and August 1st ...
Air show a no-go in '10 - The Daily News Journal
SMYRNA — In addition to the sadness that comes with not being able to watch planes zip through the sky, Rutherford County will suffer a loss of tourists and therefore, tax revenue, as Smyrna Airport will not host the Great Tennessee Air ...
Shep's Blog: Biggest Sports Stories in South Mississippi in 2009 - WLOX
This one is more of a personal note: in April, I was presented with the opportunity to fly with the US Air Force Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds, who were in ...
Rare Cold War jet fighter to perform at the Royal International ...
A RARE Cold War jet fighter will perform its first flying display in the UK for almost a decade when it appears at next summer's Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) has agreed to send two MiG-21 .
Farnborough International Airshow 2010 Event Tickets, Farnborough ...
Farnborough International Airshow 2010 will take to the skies in what will mark the 47th biennial show. Open to the public on the 24th-25th July, the show will maintain its status on the airshow calendar as one of the most diverse and ...
Special offer on air tattoo tickets - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
SUPPORTERS of the Royal International Air Tattoo can buy cut-price Earlybird tickets for next summer's airshow. ...
Oshkosh to celebrate Cherokee's 50th anniversary from General Aviation News
One of the iconic general aviation airplanes of the past half-century, the Piper Cherokee, will be honored this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, at Wittman Regional Airport July 26-Aug. 1.
Women Pilot Firsts, Immortalized at YouTube from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Periodically, I visit YouTube and do a search on "women pilots" to see if any new videos have been uploaded.
Here's a selection of videos that I found today. (Some of which I may have shared before, actually, but they're still worth watching!)
Walker adds "Wright Master Pilot Award" to aviation accomplishments - Hey Johnstown
"What a thrill it was to go down memory lane and fly in the same plane," he said. Russ Amos of the Amos Flying Service signed his log book. ...
Author relates Wright brothers' time in Alabama - Tuscaloosa News
Alabama is poised to claim a little bit of aviation history. Samford University professor Julie ...
A Look Back: Aviation record broken over Martin airport - Daily Pilot
Famed aviator Howard Hughes set record speed while flying over strip that was later named in honor of John Wayne. By Brianna Bailey Before it was renamed ...
Archival World War II photographs from Military Photos
Rare World War II photographs from the Russian national archives
http://victory.rusarchives.ru/index.php?p=3
They've been nicely categorized, but if you use anykind of online translator (e.g. google translate) - you won't have any problem in understading the topics. Enjoy, comrades.
Berks Civil Air Patrol lieutenant colonel ranks as top cadet in Pennsylvania from readingeagle.com
Lauren E. Hartman is only 18, but she has accomplished a lot in her young life.
As a member of the Civil Air Patrol, the Lower Heidelberg Township resident is trained in ground search-and-rescue missions, and she has earned solo wings for flying. ...
Ultimate Seaplane Safety Training Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
Floatplane flying is possibly the purest form of aviating but can be unforgiving for the inexperienced and worse for the whimsical land pilot with a new rating. Lyle Panepinto, owner of Seaplane Safety Institute, has developed the first intensive training course that enhances seaplane pilot proficiency as flight safety school does for professional pilots. His school is also making waves with a nod from aircraft insurance companies with possible premium reductions for those who have graduated from the course. ...
A love for art and aviation from www.t-g.com
Hank Williamson thinks he's got one of the best jobs in the world.
Williamson is the manager of the Shelbyville Airport. He's also an artist.
It's no wonder he loves his job, because, believe it or not, one aspect of his job allows him to combine his two loves -- art and aviation. ...
From dreamer to master - Alamogordo Daily News
Edward J. Pavelka has been flying more than 50 years. But it is his dedication, kindness and patience that earned him an Federal Aviation Administration Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award.
When Pavelka's friends and students gathered for an FAA safety meeting Dec. 5, he had no idea the meeting was only an excuse for aviation safety inspector J.D. Huss to present him with the award.
Surprised would be an understatement.
"I didn't know a thing about it," Pavelka said.
Both Pavelka's uncles were World War II pilots, he said.
In 1939 Pavelka was 6. The war had yet to begin and he got to go to Chicago and visit and spend time with his uncle, Pete Panos, who was a flying instructor at the time. It was a visit he never forgot, waking dreams of flight in his mind ...
Hurricane Hunters fly first winter storm from Milcom Monitoring Post
Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron here have been tasked by National Weather Service officials to fly their first winter storm of the season on the East Coast starting Dec. 25.
The Air Force Reserve's 53rd WRS "Hurricane Hunters," assigned to the 403rd Wing here, normally collect weather data during tropical storms, enabling forecasters to make more accurate predictions.
Between hurricane seasons, the Hurricane Hunters have a lesser known, but equally important role: collecting weather data during winter storms. ...
A look inside the Pistons' new plane - 3 years in the making, ready for takeoff from Diamond Pilots
If the economic climate a few years ago was anything close to what the Pistons are experiencing nowadays, there is no way the team would be scheduled to take the maiden flight on the latest Roundball next month. (Read more . . . )
Formation flight Sunday. Bristol Blenheims from Planeshots
sunday fantasy #195: Jim Hatama from x planes
Illinois - Rockford Airfest 2009 - Rockford from FenceCheck Forums
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